Change-maker.



v No. 744,478.

' PATENTED NOV. 17, 1903.. J. M. BUTCHER & A. E. PARNALL. CHANGE MAKER.

, APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1903. N0 MODEL. 7 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 744,478. PATENTED NOV. 17, 1903. J. M. BUTCHER & A. E. PARNALL. CHANGE MAKER.

, APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1903.

no MODEL. 'ISHEETS-SHEBT 2.

N0.,v44,47s. PATENTED K011711903,

J. M. BUTGHBR& A. E. PARNALL. CHANGE MAKER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9,1903. no MODEL.

. 7 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

No.- 744,478. PATENTED NOV. 17,1903. J. M. BUTCHER & A. E; PARNALL. CHANGE MAKER.

APPLIOATION IILED FEB. 9, 19 03,

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No. 744,478 PATENTED NOV. 1'7, 1903.

J. M. BUTCHER 8: A. E. PARNALL.

CHANGE MAKER.

APPLICATION FILED I EB. 9, 1903.

No.'744,478. PATENTED NOV'."I7,1903.

J. M. BUTCHER & A. E. PARNALL.

CHANGE MAKER.

- APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1903.

NO MODEL. 7 SHEETS-SHEET 6 m: ,ww

No. 744,478. I PATENTBD NOV.- 17, 1903.

' J. M. BUTCHER & A. E. PARNALL CHANGE MA ER.

V APPLIOATION, IILBD FEB. 9, 1903. no MODEL. 7 sums-slum 7.

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UNITED STATES i PATENT OFF C Patented November 17, 1903.

JAMES M. BUTCHER AND AROIIIE E. PARNALL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

ASSIGNORS TO THE AMERICAN AUTOMATIC CHANGE MAKER COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. A 1

CHANGE-MAKER.

SPECIFICATION? forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 744,478, dated November 17, 1903. Application filed February 9, 1903 Serial No. 142,681. (No model.)

tion taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 3.

a top or plan view of the plate which when T at whom it may concern..-

Be it known that we, JAMES M. BUTCHER the parts are assembled extends below the and ARCHIE E. PARNALL, citizens of the coin-holding rack. This plate carries the de- United States ofAmerica, residing at the city vices which act directly on the lowermost 5 of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented coins of the coin-rack during the coin-ejectcertain new and useful Improvements in ingor coin-displacing acts. Fig. 6 is asection Change-Makers; and we do declare the foltaken on the line 6 6, Fig. 5, a portion of the lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-- coin-tray and thelever which 'actuates the tion of the invention, such as will enable coin-ejecting slide'being indicated by dotted 10 others skilled in the art to which it appertains lines; In this view the parts are shown in to make and use the same, reference being the normal position previous to the coin had to the aocom panying drawings,and to the ejecting or displacing movement of the slide. characters of reference markedthereon,whic Fig. 7 is the same as Fig. 6, showing the slide form a part of this specification. and its coin'displacing dog in' the forwardpm :5 This invention relates to improvements in sition, thedisplaced coin being in the act of means for delivering coins of the various defalling. Fig. 8 is an underneath view of the nominations employed in commercial transslide carrying a coin-displacing dog. Figs. 9' actions either singly or combined, according and 10 illustrate two parallel bars attached to the wish of the operator and according to to the under surface of the plate shown in 20 the amount of change required by the trans- Fig. 5. Fig. 11 isv a front view of the coinaction. Hence the invention maybe proprack detached from the casing and shown erly termed a change-maker. The coin partly in section to illustratefthe lockingdelivery, displacing, or ejecting acts are acspring. Fig. 12 is' an underneath view of the complished by pressing keys which are con same. Fig. 13 is a sectional view of the coin- 25 nected with a series of toothed disks or rings l rack. Fig. 14 is aside elevation of the same.

' revolubly mounted and arranged to act on Fig. 15 is an end elevation of the mechanism rock-bars, whichin turn act on another series illustrated in Fig. 3 viewed 'from the right of toothed disks mounted'on' the same axis or in'the direction indicated by the arrow a. andconnected with the coin displacing, eject- Fig. 16is an elevation of the opposite end 30 ing, or delivery mechanism. of thesame viewed in the direction of the v This invention maybe considered an imarrow 0. Fig. 17 is a detail view illustratprovement on the construction set forth in ing a rocking'bar forming the connecting or the Letters Patent of the United States No. operating'medium between the toothed key- 707,065 and dated August 12, 1902. lever disks and the toothed disks for actu- 5 Having briefly outlined the construction ating the-coin-displacing mechanism. Fig. and the function it is intended to perform, it 18 is a side elevation of a key-lever with its will now be described in detail, reference betoothed disk, the rocking bars and the holing made to the accompanying drawings, in low shaft being shown in section. Figs. 19, which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. 20, and 21 illustrate the three coin-displacing 0 In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevadisks actuated by the movement of'the keytion of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevalever shownin Fig. 18. Fig. '22'i's a section tion of the same, partly in section and partly taken .on the line 22 22, Fig. 3, viewed in the broken away. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the direction of the arrow. Fig. 23 is a detail major portion of the operating mechanism view illustrating a double rock-bar or two 5 shown detached from the bodyof the. marock-bars having. their axes in line. One of 5 chine or from the casing. If it be assumed these bars actuates the one-cent-coin-displacthat this mechanism occupies the same posiing mechanism and the other bar the dollartion as when assembled in themachine, this coin-displacing mechanism. Fig. 2* is a side could be calledafront view. Fig.4isasecelevation illustrating the eccentric connec- 50 Fig. 5 is tion between a coi nfiisplgging .diskand the no link which leads to the coin-displacing lever, the parts being shown on a larger scale than in the other views. Fig. 25 is a section taken on the line 25 25, Fig. 24. Fig. 26 is a fragmentarysection taken through the front hous' ing, showing its connection with the end part of the frame. Fig. 27 is a similar section illustrating the connection between the lower part of the said housing and the frame or casing. Fig. 28 is a section taken on the line 28 28, Fig. 10, illustrating the locking connection between the coin-rack and the casing. Fig. 29 is a side elevation of the machine.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the casing as a whole, composed of the lower part 5 and the upper part 5 This upper part 5 consists of two parallel end parts. The opening between these end parts is closed in front when all the mechanism is assembled by a detachable housing 6 and in the rear by a removable plate 7, carrying most of the operating mechanism of the machine. In the rear of the plate 7 is located a coin-rack 8, tilted slightly rearwardly from the vertical and occupying a position parallel with the plate 7. This rack is removable at will, whereby it may be placed in a safe or locked up when desired. The rack is provided with two arms 8, which extend downwardly and rearwardly, theirfree extremities being bifurcated or slotted to straddle pins 9, fast in the casing. Only one of these pins is shown, and that by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The rear part of the v casing is open to receive the arms 8 of the coin-rack and allow the latter to be tipped rearwardly on the pins 9 as pivots a limited distance, the casing being provided with pins 10, (only one being shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2,) which engage the arms 8 and limit the rearward movement of the rack. This rack is locked in the upright position by two spring dogs or catches 12, located forward of the arms 8" and adapted to catch under the upper edge 5 of the rear part of the casing when the rack is in the position for use. The dogs 12 are connected with leaf-springs l2, controlled by buttons 12, which protrude through openings formed in the end plates of the rack. Hence by pressing these buttons the rack may be unlocked and tilted rearwardly to expose the coin-receptacles. These receptacles, as shown in the drawings, are seven in number and adapted to hold dollars, half-dollars, quarter-dollars, nickels, dimes, alnd pennies, there being two dime-receptac es.

In Figs. 11 and 12 of the drawings the coinreceptacles are designated according to the denomination of the coins which they hold. The bottoms of the coin-receptacles are provided with ledges 8, upon which the coins rest. These ledges are formed by cutting recesses of suitable shape in the bottom 8 and they are indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 12. The bottom of the rack is slotted,

as shown at 8 to receive the coin-displacing dogs. The rear wall of each coin-receptacle is also provided with a vertical slot 8 for the same purpose. The openings in the coinrack bottom forward of the ledges allow the coins to drop through when displaced into the coin-hopper 13 of the casing, said hopper being provided with a discharge-mouth 13. The coin-rack is closed at the top by a plate 8. The coins are inserted from the front when the rack is tilted rearwardly on its hinge-pin, as heretofore explained.

Slidably and movably mounted in the easing underneath the coin-rack is a plate 14, to the under surface of which is slidably connected a number or small plates 15, one for each coin receptacle or holder of the coinrack above. The plates 15 are all of the same construction, varying only in size. Hence a description of one, together with the parts carried by it, will be sufficient. One of these slides is shown in detail in Fig. 8, which is an underneath view, the same slide being indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5. Each slide 15 is attached to the under surface of the plate 14 by a set-screw 16, which passes through a slot 15 formed in a rearward projection 15, the screw being threaded in the plate 14. Upon the under surface of each slide 15 is pivotally mounted a dog 17, by means ofa pin 18, passing through two ears 19, secured to the slide by screws 20. This dog is provided with a set-screw 21 in its rear extremity, and its forward extremity projects upwardly through a slot 14, formed in the plate 14-, the slide having an opening 15 to allow the dog extremity to pass upwardly; also to make room for the displaced coin to pass downwardly when the slide is at its forward limit of movement. The dog 17 is provided with two downwardly-projecting lugs 17 and 17, located on opposite sides of its pivot or fulcrum 18. When the dog is at its rearward limit of movement, a leaf-spring 22, attached to the plate 14 at 22, engages the forward lug 17 and supports the dog in the position shown in Fig. 6, with its nose immediatelyin the rear and resting against the rear edge of the lowermost coin in the coin-receptacle above. As the slide is moved forwardly, the coin is displaced and falls downwardly, and as soon as the dog reaches its forward limit of movement and is ready to return the spring 17 engages the rear lug 17 of the dog and forces the nose of the latter downwardly below the lowermost coin of the coin-stack above,so that thereturnmovementoftheslide may be accomplished without hindrance or being retarded by the downward pressure of the stack of coins. The set-screw 21 limits the downward movement of the nose of the dog. To prevent the nose of the dog from moving downwardly until it has performed the coindisplacing act or function, the dog is provided with a small pin 23, which projects on opposite sides, and these pin extremities ride on narrow ledges 14 of the plate 14. As soon as the dog has completed the coin-displacing act the pin 23 leaves the ledges 14 and its nose drops downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 7. The slide 15 has an upwardly-projecting lug 15 on its forward portion, said lug being provided with a v shoulder in the plane of the under surface of the coin resting on the coin-ledge 8. This shouldered lug aids in supporting the coin until the rear edge of the latter is displaced from the supporting-ledge of the coin rack or tray.

The plate 14 is provided with openings 14 through which the displaced coins fall. The dotted circles in Fig. indicate the position of the coins when the parts are assembled.

The forward extremity of each slide is slotted, as shown at 15, to receive the lower extremity of the slide-actuating lever hereinafter explained. The plate -14. slides in ways 5, formed in opposite sides of the casing. (See Fig. 28, where one of these ways isshown.) The plate 14 is provided with re- .inforcingbars 24 and 25, which extend lengthwise of the plate and are secured in place by screws 26. These bars are slotted, as shown at 24 and respectively, to allow the operating parts to move freely. These bars are also provided with shoulders 24 and 25, respectively, upon which the slides 15 rest. The plate 14 is provided with slots 14 to make room for the arms 8 ofthe coinrack. This plate is also provided with slots 14", which are engaged by projections 7*, formed on the lower edge of the plate 7 when the parts are assembled, whereby the plate 14-is locked against removal until the plate 7 is detached.

The mechanism mounted on and supported by the plate 7 will now be described, and special reference will be made to Figs. 3, 4, and 15 to 25. Mounted on the plate 7 near its extremities are two brackets 26, which project forwardly from the plate at right angles to its plane. 'In these brackets is journaled a shaft or spindle 27, which extends parallel with the plate and is surrounded by a tube or hollow shaft 28, upon which are loosely or revolubly mounted two sets of toothed disks'29 and 30. The disks :of the two sets are exactly alike, but their position is reversed, so that the straight side of the teeth of the two sets of disks project in opposite directions. Each disk of each set of disks has six teeth designated 29" and 30, respec-v keys are indicated the various amounts to be displaced by the mechanism or when the keys are pressed. Theone-cent key'is designated 1,. the one-dollar key by $1, and the other keys by numerals from 5 ,'to 95, increasing by a common difference of five between these extremes. There are, as shown in the drawings, twenty-one keys, therefore twenty-one key-levers and thesame number of disks 29. The housing-plate 6 is slotted to allow the key-levers to pass through and move in the performance of their function. The various disks 29 and 30 are spaced or separated by washers 34, mounted on the hollow shaft 28. A short distance from each bracket 26 is located another similar bracket, 35. These two brackets are secured to the plate 7 and are open to receive the hollow shaft or tube 8, which forms a spacing device separating the two end brackets 26 and preventing them from crowding the intermediate parts. Two sets of washers34 are located outside of the brackets 35 andbetween said brackets and the outermost disks 30, the latter being located adjacent the end brackcts 26.

The key-levers 32 extend downwardly infront of the'casing when the parts are assembled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the thumb of the operator may press any key,

while the same hand is held at the mouth'13 of the coin-hopper to receive thecoins displaced or ejected from the coin-rack by pressing any key. Inside of the housing 6 the key-levers 32 pass through guide-slots 36*, formed in a forwardly-projecting plate 36,

which is secured to the plate 7. Each lever 32 is returned to its normal position after each coin ejecting or displacing movement by a weak coil-spring 37, having one extremity connected with the lever, while the other extremity is connected with the upper edge of the plate. As shown in the drawings, an angle-piece 38 is applied to the outer edge of the plate 36, forming a direct support for the springs 37. The brackets 35 are provided with plates 35, which project beyond the toothed disks 29 and 30 and form the support for five rocking bars 39, whose extremities are journaled'in the said plates. These bars are arranged parallel with the shaft 27 and are provided with inwardly-projecting teeth or lugs 39, the latter being engaged by the teeth of the disks 29 and 30 from opposite sides. There are seven of these rocking'bars, one for each coin-stack. Each bar 39 has one tooth which engages a tooth of a disk 30 and may have a number of teeth engaged by teeth of disks 29.

The arm 31 of each disk 30 is connected by a link 40 witha lever 41, one extremity of IEO which is fulcrumed on a shaft or spindle 42,

mounted in bearings 43, made fast to the plate 7, as shown at 44. The extremities of 45, through which the spindle 42 passes. The extremity of each lever 41 remote from its fulcrum enters the slot 15 in the forward ex- -the levers 41 are spaced by tubes or sleeves tremity of the slide and operates the said slide as the lever is actuated. lVhen any key-lever is pressed, one or more bars 39 are actuated by the disk 29, connected with the key-lever, and the said bars so actuated actin turn on the disks 30, which operate levers 41 through the medium of disk-arms 31 and the links 40. The bar39 (shown in detail in Fig. 17) is provided with eight teeth 39, which are so arranged that seven of these teeth are engaged by disks 29 when the parts are assembled. These eight disks 29 are those whose levers 32 carry the ninety-cent, fifty-five-cent, forty-cent, sixty-five-cent, thirty-cent, eightycent, fifteen-cent, and five-cent keys. Two of the disks 29 engage one tooth 39, which is wide enough for the purpose, the two disks being side by side. In this View the teeth 39, engaged by the various key-lever disks, are indicated by placing the key designations 3 90,77 (55,77 (40,77 (65,71 (30,77 (80,37 (15,77 and 5 adjacent the teeth of the bar. Adjacent the remaining tooth of the bar which engages and actuates a coin-displacing disk 30 is placed the designation 5(tto indicate that the movement of the disk 30 by this tooth of this particular bar displaces or removes the five-cent coin.

The coin-displacing operation will now be explained by special reference to Figs. 17 to 20 of the drawings. Assuming that forty cents in change is required, the fortycent key is pressed and the disk 29 actuated, whereby three rocking-bars 39 are operated by as many teeth 29 of the actuated disk 29, the latter turning in the direction indicated by the arrowin Fig. 18. A tooth 39 of each actuated bar acts on a tooth 30 of a disk 30 with the result that three disks 30 are actuated in the direction indicated by the arrows in Figs. 19, 20, and 21. The movement of these disks operates a set of coin-displacing devices or actuates the slides 15 through the instrumentality of the parts 31, 40, and 41, the arrangement being such that in this particular case these coins are the ten-cent, fivecent, and twenty'fi ve-cent coins, respectively. It ninety-five cents in change be required, the pressure of the ninety-fivecent key actuates a disk 29, four of Whose teeth 29 act on a tooth 39 of four rocking bars 39, and each one of these bars acts on a disk 30 with the result that four coins are displaced from the coin-rack through the instrumentality of four sets of coin-displacing devices, these displaced coins being the fifty-cent, twenty-fivecent, and two ten-cent pieces. From this it will be understood that each bar 39 is connected with one set of coin-displacing devices and the different amounts of change are obtained by operating different combinations of these bars.

There are five long bars 39 and two short ones, the latter being illustrated in Fig. 23 of the drawings. The long bars 39 are journaled in the two bracket-plates 35, while the short bars are journaled at their outer extremities in projections 26 of the brackets 26, their inner extremities being journaled in a centrally-located bracket 46, secured to the plate 7. Each of these short bars 39 has two teeth or projections 39. One of these teeth of one bar is engaged by the disk 29, connected with the dollar key-lever, while the other tooth of the same bar engages the disk 30 that actuates the dollar-displacing mechanism. One tooth of the other short bar is engaged'by the disk 29, connected with the one-cent key-lever, while the other tooth of the same bar engages the disk 30 which aetuates the one-cent set of coin-displacing devices.

All of the arms 31 of the disks 3O engage a spring-held bar 47, which is located immediately in frontof these arms. The extremities of the bar 47 are rigidly connected with two arms 48, mounted on the extremities of the shaft 27, whereby the baris permitted a swinging movement on or with the said shaft as an axis. The bar 47 is held normally in engagement with all the arms 31 by a spring 49, connected at one extremity with the arm 48 andat the opposite extremity with one end of a lever 50, fulcrumed on one of the brackets 26, as shown at 51. (See Fig. 15.) The extremity of the lever 15 remote from its connection with the spring 49 is provided with a threaded opening engaged by a tension-screw 52, which passes through the opening in the lever and engages the plate 7. It is evident that by turning this screw the lever may be rocked on its fulcrum and the tension of the spring 49 increased or diminished, as may be desired. Hence as any disk 30 is actuated the bar 47 is moved in opposition to its holding-spring, and as soon as the force acting on the disk ceases the bar returns the disk to its normal position.

Mounted on the arm 48 adjacent the disk 30, connected with the dollar-displacing devices, is a slide 53, mounted in ways 54 of the arm. This slide 53 is bent at one end at right angles to the body of the slide, forming a hook or flange 53, lying in the plane of the dollar-disk 30, but normally held out of engagement with the disk by a spring 55, connected with the slide at one end and with the pin 56 at the opposite end, the said pin being fast in the arm 48 and passing through a slot 53, formed in the slide. Whenever the slide is moved a short distance in opposition to its spring, the hook 53 is brought into engagement with a tooth 3O of the dollar-disk 30, whereby as any key-lever is pressed the dollar-disk is actuated through the medium of the bar 47 of the slide 53. This slide is moved to the operative position by an arm 57. (See Fig. 29 and dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.) This arm is slidably mounted at one end of the casing, and its upper extremity is provided with a bent end 57, adapted to engage the bent end 53 of the slide 53 when the arm 57 is actuated. The lower extremity of the last-named arm is pivotally connected with one extremity of a rod 58, the other extremity, of said rod being connected with one extremity of a lever-arm 59, whose opposite extremity is made fast to a U-shaped part 60, extending underneath the mouth of the'coin-hopper and having its extremities pivoted at opposite sides of the said month. By placing the hand underneath the mouth of the hopper the part 60 may be actuated to move the slide 53' to the operative position through the medium ofthe parts 59, 58, 57, and 57* every time any key is pressed, whereby an additional dollar may be added to any of the amounts delivered by the coin-displacing mechanism actuated by the several key-lever disks, as will be readily understood.

Attention is called to the fact that all of the disks 29 and are exactly alike and may be cut out by the same die. Thearms of the disks 29 are longer than those of the disks 30,

. and the arms of the two sets of disks project parts.

. coin-displacing slide 15.

' changed at will.

The front housing 6 is provided at its rear upper edge with a depending lip 6 which passes in the rear of the plate 7 when the parts are assembled. The lower rear edge of the housing is provided with two spring catches or dogs 61, adapted to engage the front part 5 of the casing when the parts are assembled, whereby the housing is locked in position. The dogs 61 are provided with buttons 62, which protrude through openings formed in the housing. By pressing these buttons upwardly the dogs or catches may be released from the casing and the front housing removed.

There is an adjustable connection between each disk-arm 31 and its link 40, whereby the position of the lever 41 may be regulated and its stroke controlled atwi'll. The stroke or movement of each lever 41 must correspond with the necessary movement of the As shown in the drawings, (see Figs. 24 and 25,) this adj ustment is effected by means of a screw 63, journaled in the parts 31 and 4:0. This screw where it engages the arm 31 is provided with an eccentric 63 Hence by turning this screw the position of the lever 41 may be After adj ustment the parts are locked in place by a nut 64, applied to the protruding extremity of the screw.

The facility with which all of the operating parts'may be removed from or placedin the casingof the device also constitutes animportant feature. This is accomplished by removing three partsnan1ely, the coin-rack, the plate 7, and the plate 14:.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of the improved change-maker will be readily understood. As any key is pressed the key-lever acting on the disk 29 causes the latter in turn to move one or more bars 39, which acting on disks 30 cause the latter to operate the coin-displacingmechanism,whereby a number of coins is removed from the coin-stacks of the rack 8, corresponding with the number of bars 39 actuated, the said coins in the aggregate making the amount of change indicated by the number on the key pressed. The displaced coins fall through the plate 14 into the coin-hopper below and pass thence through the mouth of the hopper into If an additional dollaris required in making any amount of change,the device is moved by the hand beneath the hopper-mouth, causing the sliding arm-57 to act on the slide 53, whereby the said slide is'made to engage the disk 30, which actuates the dollar-displacing mechanism.

When the parts are assembled, the plate 7 is locked in position by two springs 65, each of which carries a stud 66. These studs engage recesses formed in the plate 7. (Seel ig. 2.) Only one spring, with its stud, is illustrated in the drawings. The plate 7 may be unlocked for removal from the casing by pushing the upper extremities of the springs forwardly sufficiently to release the studs 66 from the shallow recesses in the plate.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is-- 1. In a coin -delivery device or changemaker, the combination with a suitablecasing and coin-displacing devices, of a coin-rack mounted independently of the said devices and arranged to tilt rearwardly on an axis while the coin-displacing devices remain undisturbed.

2. In a coin -vdelivery device or changemaker, the combination with a suitable casing and coin-displacing devices, of a coinrack or tray mounted independently of the saidde: vices and arranged to tilt rearwardly on an axis without. disturbing saiddevices, and

means for limiting the said tilting movement.

3. The combination with a casing and coindisplacing devices, of a coin-rack detachably mounted to tilt rearwardly on an axis to dis+ close the coins in the receptacle, the rack being mounted independently of the coin-displacing devices, whereby the said devices re-v main in their normal position during the tilting. movement of the tray.

4. The combination with a casing, of a COlll'. rack in which the coins are normallyconcealed, the said rack having rearwardly and downwardly extending slotted arms, pins on the casing which said arms engage and on which the rack may turn as an axis, and means for locking the coin-rack in the closed position.

5. In a change-maker or coiu-deliveryde:

vice, the combination with a casing and cointrolled from the outside to release the rack,

the latter being mounted independently of the coin-displacing devices whereby it maybe removed without disturbing said devices.

6. The combination with a casing, of a coinrack mounted thereon and detachable bodily therefrom, springcatches mounted on the rack and engaging the casing to lock the rack against movement, said catches having buttons protruding through openings formed in the wall of the rack.

7. The combination with a casing and a coin-rack occupying an upright position, of a detachable plate slidable in the casing beneath the coin-rack, and coin-displacing devices mounted on said plate and arranged when actuated to displace coins from the receptacles of the rack, the coin-rack being mounted independently of the coin-displacing devices and readily detachable from the casing.

8. The combination with a casing having a coin-rack, of a detachable plate located in the casing in suitable proximity to the coin-rack, and coin-displacing slides mounted on the plate, each slide being provided with a forwardly located, upwardly projecting lug which cooperates with the rack to hold the lowermost coin in place.

9. The combination with a casing having an upwardly-projecting coin-rack, of a plate located in the casing beneath said rack and having openings to allow the displaced coins to pass through, devices mounted on the under surface of the plate and corresponding in number with the coin-stacks of the rack, coin-displacing dogs mou nted on said devices, the noses of the dogs normally projecting upwardly through openingsin the device and plate to engage the lowermost coins of the stacks, and means for actuating the devices whereby the coins are ejected.

10. The combination with a casing and a coin-rack, of a plate located beneath the coinrack, depending bars attached to the plate, and coin-ejecting devices mounted on the plate, the said bars being slotted to allow the said devices to operate.

11. The combination with a casing and a coin-rack, of a plate located beneath the rack, coin-displacing slides mounted on the under surface of the plate, and bars extending lengthwise of the plate underneath and forming a support for the slides, the said slides being slotted, and suitable fastening devices passing through said slots into the plate.

12. The combination with a casing, a coinrack and a plate having coin-ejecting slides, of a second plate slidable in the casing in front of the coin-rack and at right angles to the plate carrying the coin-ejecting devices, and means mounted on the second plate for operating the ejecting devices of the first plate.

13. The combination of a casing having a coin-rack and a plate carrying coin-displacing devices, of a second plate slidably mounted on the casing whereby it is detachable at will, and means mounted in the second plate and arranged in operative relation with the coin-ejecting devices for actuating the latter.

14. The combination with a casing, of a coin rack or tray, a plate carrying coin-ejecting devices, and a second plate carrying devices for actuating the coin-ejecting devices, the two plates being slidably mounted in the casing whereby they are readily detachable.

15. The combination with a casing, of a coin-rack mounted on the upper part of the casing, a plate located below the coin-rack and carrying coin-ejecting devices, and a second plate located in front of the coin-rack and at right angles to the first plate, the second plate carrying means for actuating the coin-ejecting devices, the two plates being slidably mounted in the casing whereby they are readily detachable and replaceable from the casing and arranged in operative relation with the other parts.

16. The combination with a coin-holding rack, and coin-ejecting devices arranged in operative relation with the rack, of a plate mounted on the casing, levers fulcrumed on the plate and connected in operative relation with the coin-ejecting devices, a shaft mounted on a suitable support attached to the plate, two sets of toothed disks loose on the shaft, key-levers connected with one set of disks and protruding from the casing, the other set of disks being provided with arms, links connecting the said arms with the levers fulcrumed on the plate, and rocking bars arranged around the disks and forming an operative connection between the two sets of disks whereby as the key-levers are operated the coin-ejecting levers are actuated.

17. The combination with a casing and a coin-rack, of coin-ejecting slides mounted in the casing below the coin-rack and in operative proximity thereto, levers located in front of the casing and engaging openings formed in the coin-ejecting slides, links connected with the levers, toothed disks suitably mounted and having arms connected with the said links, rocking bars journaled in a suitable support and arranged to operate the said disks, another set of disks arranged to operate the said bars, and key-levers connected with the last-named set of disks.

18. The combination with a casing, coinrecept-acles and coin-ejecting slides corresponding in number with the coin-receptacles, of levers mounted on the casing and connected with the slides in operative relation, a shaft suitably mounted in the casing, two sets of toothed disks mounted on the shaft, one set of disks having arms, links connecting said arms with the slide-actuating levers, rocking bars connected in operative relation with the two sets of disks, and key-levers connected with the other set of disks.

19. The combination with a casing, coinalso mounted to turn on said support, toothed rocking bars mounted outside of all the disks and arranged to be actuated by the key-lever disks whereby the rocking bars are made to "actuate the second set of disks, and alink connection between said rocking barsand the coin-displacing mechanism.

20. The combination with a casing, coinholders and coin-displacing mechanism, of two sets of toothed disks mounted to turn on a common axis, push-keys connected with one set of disks, the other set of disks having short. arms connected with the coin-displacing devices, and a spring-held frame mounted to swing on the axis of the disks and engaging the said disk-arms to hold the disks in operative relation, and adjustable means for controlling the tension of the frame, comprising a lever suitably fulcrumed and having one arm connected with the ten sion-spring of the frame, and an adjusting-screw con nected with the other arm.

21. The combination with a casing, coinholders and coin-ejecting devices, of a shaft mounted in the casing, two sets of disks mounted on the shaft, one set of disks being connected with operating-keys, the other set of disks having short arms connected with the coin-displacing devices, a U-shaped frame mounted to swing on the axis of the disks, a lever suitably fulcru med, a spring connecting said frame with the lever, and a screw connected with the lever for regulating the tension of the spring.

22. The combination with a casing, coinholders and coin-displacing devices, of two sets of tootheddisks movably'mounted in the casing and connected to operate the coin-displacing devices, the said disks being all alike and interohangeable,'and the teeth of the two sets of disks being oppositely disposed when arranged in operative relation.-

23. The combination with a casing, coinholders and coin-displacing devices, of two sets of toothed disks mounted to turn in the casing and connected to operate the coin-displacing devices,whereby each disk of one set is instrumental in displacing one or more coins, operating-keys connected with the respective disks of the other set, the number of coins all of the disks being formed alike whereby they are interchangeable.

24. The combination with coin-holders and coin-ejecting devices, of toothed disks connected in operative relation with the coinejecting devices, a spring-held frame actuated by the movement of any disk, and a device mounted on said frame adjacent a disk and arranged when actuated to engage a tooth of the disk whereby this additional coin-displacing disk is actuated by the operation of any other disk.

25. The combination with coin-holders and coin-ejecting devices, of disks for actuating the coin-ejecting devices,a spring-held swinging frame connected with all the disks for returning them to their normal position after each coin-ejecting act, and a device slidably mounted on the frame adjacent a disk, a spring for normally holding said device away from the disk, and means conveniently located. and under the control of the operator for moving the said device to engagement with the disk whereby an additional coin may bedisplaced every time any other disk is actuated.

26. The combination with a casing, coinholders and coin-displacing devices, of means for operating the coin-displacing devices, a plate upon which said operating means are mounted, said plate being slidably connected with the casing whereby it is readily detachable and replaceable, and spring-actuated means mounted on the casing for locking the plate in place.

27. The combination with a casing, coinholders and coin-displacingdevices, of a plate detaohably connected with the casing, means connected in operative relation for actuating the coindisplacing devices, said means stud mounted on the casing and engaging a recess formed in the plate for locking the latter in place when the parts are assembled.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. BU.TGI-IER.

ARCHIE E. PARNALL.

\Vitnesses:

GARRETT BROWN,

, P. M. OSBORNE.

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